Tag: Cruse, Catharine

The inscription on Catharine Cruses’s gravestone leaves a message for her “dearest man.” This message in stone might reflect the final words that Catharine would have liked to say to her husband if he had been with her at the end.

Preserve Our Churchyard

The Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation seeks to repair and preserve gravestones that have decayed due to extreme age, the ravages of an urban environment, and some very old damage caused by vandalism. Please consider lending your support to this project.

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Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation. The Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

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The Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation.

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